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<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mindful Expressions</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By ADRIANA BOBINCHOCK</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>They are musicians and librarians, fashion designers and fitness instructors, actors, athletes and artists. They are sisters and wives, brothers and fathers from New England and around the nation.</p>
<p>Each has been affected by mental illness and its stigma. And now each is a part of <em>Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life</em>, a compelling photographic exhibit on display at Logan International Airport in Boston.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/sign-email-communications">Get more HMS news here</a></strong></p>
<p>The exhibit is part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital in collaboration with Logan Airport and several mental health advocacy groups. The campaign is designed to help change the way mental illness is perceived.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> features dramatic, larger-than-life photographs of individuals who have courageously shared their stories, each in the hope that their story will change how people with psychiatric illness are viewed.</p>
<p>“Shame and stigma are still far too prevalent when it comes to psychiatric disease and can contribute to the fear and isolation many people feel. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is an unprecedented effort to spark conversation about behavioral and mental health,” said Scott Rauch, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and president and psychiatrist in chief at McLean.</p>
<p><strong>The View from Within</strong></p>
<p>Sean Shinnock was the first of the 40 individuals who volunteered to be part of the campaign. Shinnock had his first panic attack at age 13. By the time he was in his mid-20s, his illness was so debilitating that he was terrified to leave his living room. Finally, at age 32, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety. His OCD was so advanced that his doctors referred him to an intensive OCD treatment program at McLean. Shinnock stayed at McLean for three months and slowly began to learn coping skills that allow him to control his illness.</p>
<p>“I still struggle some days, but I am confident enough, hopeful enough, inspired enough and motivated enough to be a part of this life,” said Shinnock. Today, the 36-year-old Shinnock is a successful artist and peer mentor.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> also features Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ story. McDaniels is the founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC. For years, he hid from the public the fact that depression and alcohol abuse were destroying his spirit and his body.</p>
<p>“I had everything—I was the ‘King of Rock.’ We were touring, making money, and everyone knew who we were. But I didn’t feel right,” McDaniels said. “Not a day passed that I didn’t think about suicide.”</p>
<p>Today, the 52-year-old McDaniels is back in the recording studio, has authored a best-selling book about his experience with mental illness and has become a vocal mental health advocate.</p>
<p>Blending celebrities such as DMC and comedian and actor Howie Mandel with everyday people is a key component of the campaign: Mental illness does not affect only one demographic or group. In fact, one in five people in this country will be diagnosed with a mental illness this year. </p>
<p>“Mental health affects everyone, whether we recognize it or not,” said Thomas Glynn, CEO of Massport. “I am proud that Massport has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and, now, with McLean on working to reduce stigma. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is another example of how we are all working together to help our state and country make strides in this area.”</p>
<p><strong>Bringing Stories Forward</strong></p>
<p>Despite concerns about being labeled and risking further stigmatization, the volunteers in this project are sharing their stories. They hope that those who read their stories and view the exhibit will perhaps step away with a different perspective of what it’s like to have a mental illness.</p>
<p>“Each person associated with this project is determined to make a difference in the lives of other people affected by mental illness,” said Adriana Bobinchock, senior director of public affairs and communications for McLean, whose team is spearheading the campaign. “After 249 hours of photography sessions and 25,000 written words, we feel we’ve created a campaign that is meaningful and impactful, and one that has the potential to change someone’s life.”</p>
<p>For Jamie Lenis Shattuck , a mother of two, the experience of working on the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign has already made a difference in her life.</p>
<p>“My participation has allowed me to fully accept myself, my struggles, my triumphs, however small, without a hint of shame anymore,” said Shattuck. “For the first time, I feel truly empowered and free. I’m not free of depression or anxiety—not wholly—but I’ve shed their damp blanket. I’m completely open to sharing with others in the hopes that my story can help in any way.”</p>
<p>With the initial physical installation at Logan Airport in a 235-foot gallery between Terminals B and C, and an accompanying <a href="http://deconstructingstigma.org" target="_blank">website, </a>the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign is expected to reach more than a million people in 2017. Plans are already underway to install similar exhibits at other airports.</p>
<p>In addition to partnering with Logan Airport, McLean collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the International OCD Foundation, Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the mental health advocacy group PROJECT 375.</p>
<p><em>Adapted from a McLean <a href="http://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/2016/12/05/new-art-exhibit-shines-light-mental-illness-unique-way" target="_blank">news</a> release.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Logan_wall_sm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17">Clinical</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/mclean-hospital">McLean Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:12:00 +0000Ann Marie Menting30056 at https://hms.harvard.eduMindful Expressionshttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/mindful-expressions
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mindful Expressions</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By ADRIANA BOBINCHOCK</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>They are musicians and librarians, fashion designers and fitness instructors, actors, athletes and artists. They are sisters and wives, brothers and fathers from New England and around the nation.</p>
<p>Each has been affected by mental illness and its stigma. And now each is a part of <em>Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life</em>, a compelling photographic exhibit on display at Logan International Airport in Boston.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/sign-email-communications">Get more HMS news here</a></strong></p>
<p>The exhibit is part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital in collaboration with Logan Airport and several mental health advocacy groups. The campaign is designed to help change the way mental illness is perceived.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> features dramatic, larger-than-life photographs of individuals who have courageously shared their stories, each in the hope that their story will change how people with psychiatric illness are viewed.</p>
<p>“Shame and stigma are still far too prevalent when it comes to psychiatric disease and can contribute to the fear and isolation many people feel. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is an unprecedented effort to spark conversation about behavioral and mental health,” said Scott Rauch, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and president and psychiatrist in chief at McLean.</p>
<p><strong>The View from Within</strong></p>
<p>Sean Shinnock was the first of the 40 individuals who volunteered to be part of the campaign. Shinnock had his first panic attack at age 13. By the time he was in his mid-20s, his illness was so debilitating that he was terrified to leave his living room. Finally, at age 32, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety. His OCD was so advanced that his doctors referred him to an intensive OCD treatment program at McLean. Shinnock stayed at McLean for three months and slowly began to learn coping skills that allow him to control his illness.</p>
<p>“I still struggle some days, but I am confident enough, hopeful enough, inspired enough and motivated enough to be a part of this life,” said Shinnock. Today, the 36-year-old Shinnock is a successful artist and peer mentor.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> also features Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ story. McDaniels is the founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC. For years, he hid from the public the fact that depression and alcohol abuse were destroying his spirit and his body.</p>
<p>“I had everything—I was the ‘King of Rock.’ We were touring, making money, and everyone knew who we were. But I didn’t feel right,” McDaniels said. “Not a day passed that I didn’t think about suicide.”</p>
<p>Today, the 52-year-old McDaniels is back in the recording studio, has authored a best-selling book about his experience with mental illness and has become a vocal mental health advocate.</p>
<p>Blending celebrities such as DMC and comedian and actor Howie Mandel with everyday people is a key component of the campaign: Mental illness does not affect only one demographic or group. In fact, one in five people in this country will be diagnosed with a mental illness this year. </p>
<p>“Mental health affects everyone, whether we recognize it or not,” said Thomas Glynn, CEO of Massport. “I am proud that Massport has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and, now, with McLean on working to reduce stigma. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is another example of how we are all working together to help our state and country make strides in this area.”</p>
<p><strong>Bringing Stories Forward</strong></p>
<p>Despite concerns about being labeled and risking further stigmatization, the volunteers in this project are sharing their stories. They hope that those who read their stories and view the exhibit will perhaps step away with a different perspective of what it’s like to have a mental illness.</p>
<p>“Each person associated with this project is determined to make a difference in the lives of other people affected by mental illness,” said Adriana Bobinchock, senior director of public affairs and communications for McLean, whose team is spearheading the campaign. “After 249 hours of photography sessions and 25,000 written words, we feel we’ve created a campaign that is meaningful and impactful, and one that has the potential to change someone’s life.”</p>
<p>For Jamie Lenis Shattuck , a mother of two, the experience of working on the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign has already made a difference in her life.</p>
<p>“My participation has allowed me to fully accept myself, my struggles, my triumphs, however small, without a hint of shame anymore,” said Shattuck. “For the first time, I feel truly empowered and free. I’m not free of depression or anxiety—not wholly—but I’ve shed their damp blanket. I’m completely open to sharing with others in the hopes that my story can help in any way.”</p>
<p>With the initial physical installation at Logan Airport in a 235-foot gallery between Terminals B and C, and an accompanying <a href="http://deconstructingstigma.org" target="_blank">website, </a>the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign is expected to reach more than a million people in 2017. Plans are already underway to install similar exhibits at other airports.</p>
<p>In addition to partnering with Logan Airport, McLean collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the International OCD Foundation, Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the mental health advocacy group PROJECT 375.</p>
<p><em>Adapted from a McLean <a href="http://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/2016/12/05/new-art-exhibit-shines-light-mental-illness-unique-way" target="_blank">news</a> release.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Logan_wall_sm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17">Clinical</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/mclean-hospital">McLean Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:12:00 +0000Ann Marie Menting30056 at https://hms.harvard.eduMindful Expressionshttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/mindful-expressions
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mindful Expressions</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By ADRIANA BOBINCHOCK</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>They are musicians and librarians, fashion designers and fitness instructors, actors, athletes and artists. They are sisters and wives, brothers and fathers from New England and around the nation.</p>
<p>Each has been affected by mental illness and its stigma. And now each is a part of <em>Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life</em>, a compelling photographic exhibit on display at Logan International Airport in Boston.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/sign-email-communications">Get more HMS news here</a></strong></p>
<p>The exhibit is part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital in collaboration with Logan Airport and several mental health advocacy groups. The campaign is designed to help change the way mental illness is perceived.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> features dramatic, larger-than-life photographs of individuals who have courageously shared their stories, each in the hope that their story will change how people with psychiatric illness are viewed.</p>
<p>“Shame and stigma are still far too prevalent when it comes to psychiatric disease and can contribute to the fear and isolation many people feel. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is an unprecedented effort to spark conversation about behavioral and mental health,” said Scott Rauch, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and president and psychiatrist in chief at McLean.</p>
<p><strong>The View from Within</strong></p>
<p>Sean Shinnock was the first of the 40 individuals who volunteered to be part of the campaign. Shinnock had his first panic attack at age 13. By the time he was in his mid-20s, his illness was so debilitating that he was terrified to leave his living room. Finally, at age 32, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety. His OCD was so advanced that his doctors referred him to an intensive OCD treatment program at McLean. Shinnock stayed at McLean for three months and slowly began to learn coping skills that allow him to control his illness.</p>
<p>“I still struggle some days, but I am confident enough, hopeful enough, inspired enough and motivated enough to be a part of this life,” said Shinnock. Today, the 36-year-old Shinnock is a successful artist and peer mentor.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> also features Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ story. McDaniels is the founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC. For years, he hid from the public the fact that depression and alcohol abuse were destroying his spirit and his body.</p>
<p>“I had everything—I was the ‘King of Rock.’ We were touring, making money, and everyone knew who we were. But I didn’t feel right,” McDaniels said. “Not a day passed that I didn’t think about suicide.”</p>
<p>Today, the 52-year-old McDaniels is back in the recording studio, has authored a best-selling book about his experience with mental illness and has become a vocal mental health advocate.</p>
<p>Blending celebrities such as DMC and comedian and actor Howie Mandel with everyday people is a key component of the campaign: Mental illness does not affect only one demographic or group. In fact, one in five people in this country will be diagnosed with a mental illness this year. </p>
<p>“Mental health affects everyone, whether we recognize it or not,” said Thomas Glynn, CEO of Massport. “I am proud that Massport has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and, now, with McLean on working to reduce stigma. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is another example of how we are all working together to help our state and country make strides in this area.”</p>
<p><strong>Bringing Stories Forward</strong></p>
<p>Despite concerns about being labeled and risking further stigmatization, the volunteers in this project are sharing their stories. They hope that those who read their stories and view the exhibit will perhaps step away with a different perspective of what it’s like to have a mental illness.</p>
<p>“Each person associated with this project is determined to make a difference in the lives of other people affected by mental illness,” said Adriana Bobinchock, senior director of public affairs and communications for McLean, whose team is spearheading the campaign. “After 249 hours of photography sessions and 25,000 written words, we feel we’ve created a campaign that is meaningful and impactful, and one that has the potential to change someone’s life.”</p>
<p>For Jamie Lenis Shattuck , a mother of two, the experience of working on the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign has already made a difference in her life.</p>
<p>“My participation has allowed me to fully accept myself, my struggles, my triumphs, however small, without a hint of shame anymore,” said Shattuck. “For the first time, I feel truly empowered and free. I’m not free of depression or anxiety—not wholly—but I’ve shed their damp blanket. I’m completely open to sharing with others in the hopes that my story can help in any way.”</p>
<p>With the initial physical installation at Logan Airport in a 235-foot gallery between Terminals B and C, and an accompanying <a href="http://deconstructingstigma.org" target="_blank">website, </a>the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign is expected to reach more than a million people in 2017. Plans are already underway to install similar exhibits at other airports.</p>
<p>In addition to partnering with Logan Airport, McLean collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the International OCD Foundation, Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the mental health advocacy group PROJECT 375.</p>
<p><em>Adapted from a McLean <a href="http://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/2016/12/05/new-art-exhibit-shines-light-mental-illness-unique-way" target="_blank">news</a> release.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Logan_wall_sm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17">Clinical</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/mclean-hospital">McLean Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:12:00 +0000Ann Marie Menting30056 at https://hms.harvard.eduMindful Expressionshttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/mindful-expressions
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Mindful Expressions</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By ADRIANA BOBINCHOCK</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>They are musicians and librarians, fashion designers and fitness instructors, actors, athletes and artists. They are sisters and wives, brothers and fathers from New England and around the nation.</p>
<p>Each has been affected by mental illness and its stigma. And now each is a part of <em>Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life</em>, a compelling photographic exhibit on display at Logan International Airport in Boston.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/sign-email-communications">Get more HMS news here</a></strong></p>
<p>The exhibit is part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital in collaboration with Logan Airport and several mental health advocacy groups. The campaign is designed to help change the way mental illness is perceived.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> features dramatic, larger-than-life photographs of individuals who have courageously shared their stories, each in the hope that their story will change how people with psychiatric illness are viewed.</p>
<p>“Shame and stigma are still far too prevalent when it comes to psychiatric disease and can contribute to the fear and isolation many people feel. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is an unprecedented effort to spark conversation about behavioral and mental health,” said Scott Rauch, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and president and psychiatrist in chief at McLean.</p>
<p><strong>The View from Within</strong></p>
<p>Sean Shinnock was the first of the 40 individuals who volunteered to be part of the campaign. Shinnock had his first panic attack at age 13. By the time he was in his mid-20s, his illness was so debilitating that he was terrified to leave his living room. Finally, at age 32, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety. His OCD was so advanced that his doctors referred him to an intensive OCD treatment program at McLean. Shinnock stayed at McLean for three months and slowly began to learn coping skills that allow him to control his illness.</p>
<p>“I still struggle some days, but I am confident enough, hopeful enough, inspired enough and motivated enough to be a part of this life,” said Shinnock. Today, the 36-year-old Shinnock is a successful artist and peer mentor.</p>
<p><em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> also features Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ story. McDaniels is the founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC. For years, he hid from the public the fact that depression and alcohol abuse were destroying his spirit and his body.</p>
<p>“I had everything—I was the ‘King of Rock.’ We were touring, making money, and everyone knew who we were. But I didn’t feel right,” McDaniels said. “Not a day passed that I didn’t think about suicide.”</p>
<p>Today, the 52-year-old McDaniels is back in the recording studio, has authored a best-selling book about his experience with mental illness and has become a vocal mental health advocate.</p>
<p>Blending celebrities such as DMC and comedian and actor Howie Mandel with everyday people is a key component of the campaign: Mental illness does not affect only one demographic or group. In fact, one in five people in this country will be diagnosed with a mental illness this year. </p>
<p>“Mental health affects everyone, whether we recognize it or not,” said Thomas Glynn, CEO of Massport. “I am proud that Massport has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and, now, with McLean on working to reduce stigma. <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> is another example of how we are all working together to help our state and country make strides in this area.”</p>
<p><strong>Bringing Stories Forward</strong></p>
<p>Despite concerns about being labeled and risking further stigmatization, the volunteers in this project are sharing their stories. They hope that those who read their stories and view the exhibit will perhaps step away with a different perspective of what it’s like to have a mental illness.</p>
<p>“Each person associated with this project is determined to make a difference in the lives of other people affected by mental illness,” said Adriana Bobinchock, senior director of public affairs and communications for McLean, whose team is spearheading the campaign. “After 249 hours of photography sessions and 25,000 written words, we feel we’ve created a campaign that is meaningful and impactful, and one that has the potential to change someone’s life.”</p>
<p>For Jamie Lenis Shattuck , a mother of two, the experience of working on the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign has already made a difference in her life.</p>
<p>“My participation has allowed me to fully accept myself, my struggles, my triumphs, however small, without a hint of shame anymore,” said Shattuck. “For the first time, I feel truly empowered and free. I’m not free of depression or anxiety—not wholly—but I’ve shed their damp blanket. I’m completely open to sharing with others in the hopes that my story can help in any way.”</p>
<p>With the initial physical installation at Logan Airport in a 235-foot gallery between Terminals B and C, and an accompanying <a href="http://deconstructingstigma.org" target="_blank">website, </a>the <em>Deconstructing Stigma</em> campaign is expected to reach more than a million people in 2017. Plans are already underway to install similar exhibits at other airports.</p>
<p>In addition to partnering with Logan Airport, McLean collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the International OCD Foundation, Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the mental health advocacy group PROJECT 375.</p>
<p><em>Adapted from a McLean <a href="http://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/2016/12/05/new-art-exhibit-shines-light-mental-illness-unique-way" target="_blank">news</a> release.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Logan_wall_sm.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17">Clinical</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Airport-based exhibit aims to change public’s perception of psychiatric illness</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/mclean-hospital">McLean Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:12:00 +0000Ann Marie Menting30056 at https://hms.harvard.eduPrice Pointhttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/price-point
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Point</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By KATHERINE IGOE</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2016-12-05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose primary care doctors with low office visit prices can rack up considerable savings on overall health care costs according to new research from Harvard Medical School.</p>
<p>The report, published Dec. 5 in the December issue of the journal <a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/12/2319.abstract" target="_blank"><em>Health Affairs</em></a>, suggests that office visit costs may be a reliable indicator of what a patient will pay for a wide range of services and procedures.</p>
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<p>The analysis shows that a relatively small difference in office visit price—$26—translated into hundreds of dollars in savings over the course of a year. The study found that when patients received care from primary care doctors with lower-than-average office visit prices, they spent, on average, $690 less per year, compared with patients who saw higher-priced physicians.</p>
<p>The savings, the researchers note, were not driven by fewer services or less care. Indeed, there was no significant difference in the kind and amount of services received by the two groups of patients. Rather, patients whose physicians charged lower prices for office visits also paid less for almost every other outpatient service they received.</p>
<p>In the past decade, patients have had to pay more for health care, due to higher deductibles. Many states and private insurers now offer price transparency tools in the hope that access to such information could help people make better-informed decisions on how much they will pay per visit or for a given procedure. </p>
<p>Would picking a provider based on low-priced office visits translate into overall savings including procedures and other follow-up care? The study suggests so.</p>
<p>“Because of the tremendous growth in high-deductible health plans, Americans are being forced to think about prices when they choose where to get care,” said study lead author Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Our data suggest that looking at the price of your doctor’s office visit is a good place to start. Choosing a lower-priced primary care doctor could save someone a lot of money.”</p>
<p>Using the 2010 Ingenix insurance database, which contains data from 27 national employers, the researchers grouped primary care doctors into high, average and low price tiers based on the cost of an office visit. From there, they examined the spending of those doctors’ patients, looking at how many services such as drugs and emergency care visits patients used and how much the services cost.</p>
<p>Other investigators on the research included Peter Huckfeldt, assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Amelia Haviland, Anna Loomis McCandless Professor of Statistics and Public Policy at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Gascue, programmer and quantitative analyst at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Neeraj Sood, professor of public policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. </p>
<p>The work was funded by the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. R01 AG043850-01).</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/PricePoint172.jpg" width="172" height="172" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20">Research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
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<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Point</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By KATHERINE IGOE</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2016-12-05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose primary care doctors with low office visit prices can rack up considerable savings on overall health care costs according to new research from Harvard Medical School.</p>
<p>The report, published Dec. 5 in the December issue of the journal <a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/12/2319.abstract" target="_blank"><em>Health Affairs</em></a>, suggests that office visit costs may be a reliable indicator of what a patient will pay for a wide range of services and procedures.</p>
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<p>The analysis shows that a relatively small difference in office visit price—$26—translated into hundreds of dollars in savings over the course of a year. The study found that when patients received care from primary care doctors with lower-than-average office visit prices, they spent, on average, $690 less per year, compared with patients who saw higher-priced physicians.</p>
<p>The savings, the researchers note, were not driven by fewer services or less care. Indeed, there was no significant difference in the kind and amount of services received by the two groups of patients. Rather, patients whose physicians charged lower prices for office visits also paid less for almost every other outpatient service they received.</p>
<p>In the past decade, patients have had to pay more for health care, due to higher deductibles. Many states and private insurers now offer price transparency tools in the hope that access to such information could help people make better-informed decisions on how much they will pay per visit or for a given procedure. </p>
<p>Would picking a provider based on low-priced office visits translate into overall savings including procedures and other follow-up care? The study suggests so.</p>
<p>“Because of the tremendous growth in high-deductible health plans, Americans are being forced to think about prices when they choose where to get care,” said study lead author Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Our data suggest that looking at the price of your doctor’s office visit is a good place to start. Choosing a lower-priced primary care doctor could save someone a lot of money.”</p>
<p>Using the 2010 Ingenix insurance database, which contains data from 27 national employers, the researchers grouped primary care doctors into high, average and low price tiers based on the cost of an office visit. From there, they examined the spending of those doctors’ patients, looking at how many services such as drugs and emergency care visits patients used and how much the services cost.</p>
<p>Other investigators on the research included Peter Huckfeldt, assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Amelia Haviland, Anna Loomis McCandless Professor of Statistics and Public Policy at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Gascue, programmer and quantitative analyst at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Neeraj Sood, professor of public policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. </p>
<p>The work was funded by the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. R01 AG043850-01).</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/PricePoint172.jpg" width="172" height="172" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20">Research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
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<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Point</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By KATHERINE IGOE</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2016-12-05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose primary care doctors with low office visit prices can rack up considerable savings on overall health care costs according to new research from Harvard Medical School.</p>
<p>The report, published Dec. 5 in the December issue of the journal <a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/12/2319.abstract" target="_blank"><em>Health Affairs</em></a>, suggests that office visit costs may be a reliable indicator of what a patient will pay for a wide range of services and procedures.</p>
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<p>The analysis shows that a relatively small difference in office visit price—$26—translated into hundreds of dollars in savings over the course of a year. The study found that when patients received care from primary care doctors with lower-than-average office visit prices, they spent, on average, $690 less per year, compared with patients who saw higher-priced physicians.</p>
<p>The savings, the researchers note, were not driven by fewer services or less care. Indeed, there was no significant difference in the kind and amount of services received by the two groups of patients. Rather, patients whose physicians charged lower prices for office visits also paid less for almost every other outpatient service they received.</p>
<p>In the past decade, patients have had to pay more for health care, due to higher deductibles. Many states and private insurers now offer price transparency tools in the hope that access to such information could help people make better-informed decisions on how much they will pay per visit or for a given procedure. </p>
<p>Would picking a provider based on low-priced office visits translate into overall savings including procedures and other follow-up care? The study suggests so.</p>
<p>“Because of the tremendous growth in high-deductible health plans, Americans are being forced to think about prices when they choose where to get care,” said study lead author Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Our data suggest that looking at the price of your doctor’s office visit is a good place to start. Choosing a lower-priced primary care doctor could save someone a lot of money.”</p>
<p>Using the 2010 Ingenix insurance database, which contains data from 27 national employers, the researchers grouped primary care doctors into high, average and low price tiers based on the cost of an office visit. From there, they examined the spending of those doctors’ patients, looking at how many services such as drugs and emergency care visits patients used and how much the services cost.</p>
<p>Other investigators on the research included Peter Huckfeldt, assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Amelia Haviland, Anna Loomis McCandless Professor of Statistics and Public Policy at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Gascue, programmer and quantitative analyst at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Neeraj Sood, professor of public policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. </p>
<p>The work was funded by the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. R01 AG043850-01).</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/PricePoint172.jpg" width="172" height="172" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20">Research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
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<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Price Point</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By KATHERINE IGOE</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2016-12-05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose primary care doctors with low office visit prices can rack up considerable savings on overall health care costs according to new research from Harvard Medical School.</p>
<p>The report, published Dec. 5 in the December issue of the journal <a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/12/2319.abstract" target="_blank"><em>Health Affairs</em></a>, suggests that office visit costs may be a reliable indicator of what a patient will pay for a wide range of services and procedures.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/sign-email-communications">Get more HMS news here</a></strong></p>
<p>The analysis shows that a relatively small difference in office visit price—$26—translated into hundreds of dollars in savings over the course of a year. The study found that when patients received care from primary care doctors with lower-than-average office visit prices, they spent, on average, $690 less per year, compared with patients who saw higher-priced physicians.</p>
<p>The savings, the researchers note, were not driven by fewer services or less care. Indeed, there was no significant difference in the kind and amount of services received by the two groups of patients. Rather, patients whose physicians charged lower prices for office visits also paid less for almost every other outpatient service they received.</p>
<p>In the past decade, patients have had to pay more for health care, due to higher deductibles. Many states and private insurers now offer price transparency tools in the hope that access to such information could help people make better-informed decisions on how much they will pay per visit or for a given procedure. </p>
<p>Would picking a provider based on low-priced office visits translate into overall savings including procedures and other follow-up care? The study suggests so.</p>
<p>“Because of the tremendous growth in high-deductible health plans, Americans are being forced to think about prices when they choose where to get care,” said study lead author Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Our data suggest that looking at the price of your doctor’s office visit is a good place to start. Choosing a lower-priced primary care doctor could save someone a lot of money.”</p>
<p>Using the 2010 Ingenix insurance database, which contains data from 27 national employers, the researchers grouped primary care doctors into high, average and low price tiers based on the cost of an office visit. From there, they examined the spending of those doctors’ patients, looking at how many services such as drugs and emergency care visits patients used and how much the services cost.</p>
<p>Other investigators on the research included Peter Huckfeldt, assistant professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Amelia Haviland, Anna Loomis McCandless Professor of Statistics and Public Policy at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Gascue, programmer and quantitative analyst at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Neeraj Sood, professor of public policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California. </p>
<p>The work was funded by the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. R01 AG043850-01).</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/PricePoint172.jpg" width="172" height="172" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20">Research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Patients who choose doctors with low office visit prices save hundreds of dollars per year on overall health care costs</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-7 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SEO Categories:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/403">Health Care Policy</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/home">Home</a></div></div></div>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:31:29 +0000Jake Miller30046 at https://hms.harvard.eduGeneticist Stephen Elledge Wins Breakthrough Prizehttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/geneticist-stephen-elledge-wins-breakthrough-prize
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Geneticist Stephen J. Elledge Wins Breakthrough Prize</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Award recognizes scientist’s trailblazing work on how cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By EKATERINA PESHEVA </div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-12-04</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><hr /><div> </div>
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<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen Elledge</a>, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p>Elledge is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
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<p>“This magnificent award is a fitting recognition and acknowledgement of Stephen’s outstanding ingenuity, tenacity and vision,” said Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's Health Care. “We are extremely fortunate to count him among our colleagues here at Brigham and Women’s, and congratulate him and this year’s other prize winners on their remarkable achievements.”</p>
<p>One of Elledge’s most pivotal discoveries is unraveling the process by which cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair, a critical fail-safe mechanism that safeguards both individual cells and the integrity and health of the entire organism. </p>
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<p>DNA, which forms the basis of life, fends off constant damage from various sources, including normal metabolic byproducts, environmental toxins, sunlight and normal aging. Such assaults can alter DNA’s chemical structure, leaving behind changes, or mutations, in the cell’s genetic code. If left unrepaired, these alterations can disrupt key biological processes, leading to serious diseases, including cancer.</p>
<p>A cell’s failure to sense the presence of aberrations in its DNA can spark cancerous mutations and malignant cell proliferation. </p>
<p>Elledge’s work revealed that a “watchdog” protein-enzyme pair sniff out damaged DNA and send a message to the cell’s internal repair machinery to fix the problem. If and when the cell fails to mend its broken DNA, it issues a command to self-destroy. This process, known as cell suicide, or apoptosis, is the body’s way of stemming the proliferation of abnormal cells and preventing cancer. Elledge’s discoveries explained how and why this mechanism sometimes fails.</p>
<p>Cancer development is an astoundingly complex process. It is the end result of a series of failures in the cell’s ability to detect, repair and halt DNA damage. </p>
<p>Unraveling the intricacies of cell behavior in response to DNA stress has been one of the most vexing challenges in genetics, oncology and, indeed, modern medicine. It is also one that holds great therapeutic hope for cancer. Elledge’s discoveries explain one of the key steps in this process, and in doing so it sheds light on one of the long-standing mysteries in cancer genomics: Why and how cells sometimes fail to sense the presence of DNA malfunction. </p>
<p>“Stephen's work toward elucidating the way cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair is breathtaking in its scope and elegance,” said Barbara McNeil, acting dean of the Harvard Medical School. “His passion for discovery, his curiosity and creativity embody the spirit of Harvard Medical School and the noblest traditions in scientific thought and inquiry. This award is a testament to that."</p>
<p>Elledge made his initial observations about DNA damage in yeast while working as a postdoctoral student at Stanford University in the late 1980s. He noticed that levels of a certain enzyme spiked when yeast DNA was damaged or failed to copy itself properly. Speculating that the same enzymatic “alert” mechanism may be at play in the cells of mammals and humans, Elledge relentlessly pursued that notion for the next 20 years.</p>
<p>Working with collaborators from several other institutions, Elledge went on to devise genetic models to test that concept in mammalian and human cells. He went on to describe, step by step, the signaling pathway that regulates the cell’s response to DNA damage stress and, ultimately, to identify the central characters that regulate this elaborate, yet elegant, protective mechanism.</p>
<p>Elledge’s scientific pursuits culminated in the discovery in the early 2000s of a pair of protein-kinase complexes that engage in an intricate interplay to detect DNA damage, notify one another of its presence and, ultimately, alert the cell’s “central command” to the presence of damaged DNA.</p>
<p>“Steve is not only a primary founder of the DNA damage surveillance and response field, he has been its intellectual leader. He has shown the courage to move where the science demands that he move,” said Gary Ruvkun, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, a winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in 2015, and a member of the current selection committee for the 2017 prize. “Further, he has consistently promoted novel genetic technologies that have had a profound impact on research by many labs, including his own.”</p>
<p>Elledge has applied basic principles of mathematics to design technologies that can analyze massive gene databases to help identify candidate genes that may play a role in cancer and autoimmune disorders. </p>
<p>More recently, harnessing the power of proteomics and computational analysis, Elledge and colleagues designed a new method to track the footprints of every single virus a person has been exposed to in a lifetime. That knowledge could help illuminate new understanding of the long-term consequences of past viral encounters and elucidate the role that viruses may play in the development of disorders ranging from cancer to autoimmune diseases to neurodegenerative conditions.</p>
<p>“I’m truly honored to receive the Breakthrough Prize,” Elledge said. “It is deeply gratifying to see the profound impact that basic research can have not only in promoting scientific knowledge but also in improving human health.”</p>
<p>Elledge plans to apply a significant portion of the funds he receives through the Breakthrough Prize toward philanthropic causes, which will include efforts to promote secondary and higher education with an emphasis on science.</p>
<p>Elledge is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2015 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, the National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology, the Genetics Society of America Medal, the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research and the Dickson Prize in Medicine, among others.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Now in its fifth year, the Breakthrough Prize was founded by Sergey </span>Brin<span style="font-size: 13.008px;"> and Anne </span>Wojcicki<span style="font-size: 13.008px;">, Mark </span>Zuckerberg<span style="font-size: 13.008px;"> and Priscilla Chan, and Yuri and Julia Milner. Winners are selected by a committee drawn from past Breakthrough Prize laureates. </span></p>
<p><strong><u>Related:</u></strong></p>
<p>Elledge Lab<br /><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/">http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/</a></p>
<p>Breakthrough Prize<br /><a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/">https://breakthroughprize.org/</a></p>
<p>Elledge’s Lasker Acceptance Speech<br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/143377377">https://vimeo.com/143377377</a></p>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:38:40 +0000Ekaterina30041 at https://hms.harvard.eduGeneticist Stephen Elledge Wins Breakthrough Prizehttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/geneticist-stephen-elledge-wins-breakthrough-prize
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Geneticist Stephen J. Elledge Wins Breakthrough Prize</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Award recognizes scientist’s trailblazing work on how cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair</p>
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<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen Elledge</a>, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p>Elledge is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
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<p>“This magnificent award is a fitting recognition and acknowledgement of Stephen’s outstanding ingenuity, tenacity and vision,” said Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's Health Care. “We are extremely fortunate to count him among our colleagues here at Brigham and Women’s, and congratulate him and this year’s other prize winners on their remarkable achievements.”</p>
<p>One of Elledge’s most pivotal discoveries is unraveling the process by which cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair, a critical fail-safe mechanism that safeguards both individual cells and the integrity and health of the entire organism. </p>
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<p>DNA, which forms the basis of life, fends off constant damage from various sources, including normal metabolic byproducts, environmental toxins, sunlight and normal aging. Such assaults can alter DNA’s chemical structure, leaving behind changes, or mutations, in the cell’s genetic code. If left unrepaired, these alterations can disrupt key biological processes, leading to serious diseases, including cancer.</p>
<p>A cell’s failure to sense the presence of aberrations in its DNA can spark cancerous mutations and malignant cell proliferation. </p>
<p>Elledge’s work revealed that a “watchdog” protein-enzyme pair sniff out damaged DNA and send a message to the cell’s internal repair machinery to fix the problem. If and when the cell fails to mend its broken DNA, it issues a command to self-destroy. This process, known as cell suicide, or apoptosis, is the body’s way of stemming the proliferation of abnormal cells and preventing cancer. Elledge’s discoveries explained how and why this mechanism sometimes fails.</p>
<p>Cancer development is an astoundingly complex process. It is the end result of a series of failures in the cell’s ability to detect, repair and halt DNA damage. </p>
<p>Unraveling the intricacies of cell behavior in response to DNA stress has been one of the most vexing challenges in genetics, oncology and, indeed, modern medicine. It is also one that holds great therapeutic hope for cancer. Elledge’s discoveries explain one of the key steps in this process, and in doing so it sheds light on one of the long-standing mysteries in cancer genomics: Why and how cells sometimes fail to sense the presence of DNA malfunction. </p>
<p>“Stephen's work toward elucidating the way cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair is breathtaking in its scope and elegance,” said Barbara McNeil, acting dean of the Harvard Medical School. “His passion for discovery, his curiosity and creativity embody the spirit of Harvard Medical School and the noblest traditions in scientific thought and inquiry. This award is a testament to that."</p>
<p>Elledge made his initial observations about DNA damage in yeast while working as a postdoctoral student at Stanford University in the late 1980s. He noticed that levels of a certain enzyme spiked when yeast DNA was damaged or failed to copy itself properly. Speculating that the same enzymatic “alert” mechanism may be at play in the cells of mammals and humans, Elledge relentlessly pursued that notion for the next 20 years.</p>
<p>Working with collaborators from several other institutions, Elledge went on to devise genetic models to test that concept in mammalian and human cells. He went on to describe, step by step, the signaling pathway that regulates the cell’s response to DNA damage stress and, ultimately, to identify the central characters that regulate this elaborate, yet elegant, protective mechanism.</p>
<p>Elledge’s scientific pursuits culminated in the discovery in the early 2000s of a pair of protein-kinase complexes that engage in an intricate interplay to detect DNA damage, notify one another of its presence and, ultimately, alert the cell’s “central command” to the presence of damaged DNA.</p>
<p>“Steve is not only a primary founder of the DNA damage surveillance and response field, he has been its intellectual leader. He has shown the courage to move where the science demands that he move,” said Gary Ruvkun, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, a winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in 2015, and a member of the current selection committee for the 2017 prize. “Further, he has consistently promoted novel genetic technologies that have had a profound impact on research by many labs, including his own.”</p>
<p>Elledge has applied basic principles of mathematics to design technologies that can analyze massive gene databases to help identify candidate genes that may play a role in cancer and autoimmune disorders. </p>
<p>More recently, harnessing the power of proteomics and computational analysis, Elledge and colleagues designed a new method to track the footprints of every single virus a person has been exposed to in a lifetime. That knowledge could help illuminate new understanding of the long-term consequences of past viral encounters and elucidate the role that viruses may play in the development of disorders ranging from cancer to autoimmune diseases to neurodegenerative conditions.</p>
<p>“I’m truly honored to receive the Breakthrough Prize,” Elledge said. “It is deeply gratifying to see the profound impact that basic research can have not only in promoting scientific knowledge but also in improving human health.”</p>
<p>Elledge plans to apply a significant portion of the funds he receives through the Breakthrough Prize toward philanthropic causes, which will include efforts to promote secondary and higher education with an emphasis on science.</p>
<p>Elledge is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2015 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, the National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology, the Genetics Society of America Medal, the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research and the Dickson Prize in Medicine, among others.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Now in its fifth year, the Breakthrough Prize was founded by Sergey </span>Brin<span style="font-size: 13.008px;"> and Anne </span>Wojcicki<span style="font-size: 13.008px;">, Mark </span>Zuckerberg<span style="font-size: 13.008px;"> and Priscilla Chan, and Yuri and Julia Milner. Winners are selected by a committee drawn from past Breakthrough Prize laureates. </span></p>
<p><strong><u>Related:</u></strong></p>
<p>Elledge Lab<br /><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/">http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/</a></p>
<p>Breakthrough Prize<br /><a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/">https://breakthroughprize.org/</a></p>
<p>Elledge’s Lasker Acceptance Speech<br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/143377377">https://vimeo.com/143377377</a></p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/SteveElledge-small.jpg" width="172" height="205" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Award recognizes scientist’s work on how cells sense DNA damage, initiate self-repair</p>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:38:40 +0000Ekaterina30041 at https://hms.harvard.eduZimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicinehttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/zimetbaum-named-smith-professor-medicine
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Zimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicine</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Harvard Medical School arrhythmia researcher and physician <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/48486" target="_blank">Peter Zimetbaum</a> was recognized as the inaugural Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Professor of Medicine in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine in a celebration held Nov. 28 in the Waterhouse Room at the Gordon Hall of Medicine at HMS.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Zimetbaum’s achievements, honor the Smith family’s generosity and celebrate the future of cardiovascular medicine at HMS and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University.</p>
<p>Zimetbaum is associate chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of clinical cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess. His research focuses on managing atrial fibrillation, and he has run clinical trials to assess anti-arrhythmic drugs as well as anticoagulant drugs and devices to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.</p>
<p>In the clinic, Zimetbaum strives to improve quality and reduce costs of care. He helped create the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess, which explores clinical effectiveness, cost, quality, ethics and public policy issues that impact cardiovascular patient care.</p>
<p>He also developed the Be Informed program to teach cardiac patients about their diseases and treatment plans, established a cardiology urgent care program that placed attending cardiologists in the emergency department to assist staff and co-developed a first-of-its-kind urgent care center for cardiovascular diseases.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by Richard A. Smith, (AB ’46, LLD ’01) and the late Susan F. Smith, Boston-area philanthropists who have made many significant gifts to the Harvard community. These contributions have included the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers and the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Research Laboratories at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center at Harvard University, slated to open in 2018.</p>
<p>Richard Smith has also served on both of Harvard’s governing boards, including three years as an overseer and nine as a member of the Harvard Corporation, from which he stepped down in 2000. </p>
<p>“For those of you who did not know her, Mrs. Smith was a passionate philanthropist who was a leader in advancing biomedical research and clinical care,” said McNeil. “The Harvard community was deeply saddened to learn of her passing.</p>
<p>“I am so pleased we have this opportunity to come together to celebrate this professorship and her legacy of bettering the lives of those suffering from disease,” McNeil said.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/SmithProfessorship_084.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center">Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/education">Education</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:06:29 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30011 at https://hms.harvard.eduZimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicinehttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/zimetbaum-named-smith-professor-medicine
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Zimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicine</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Harvard Medical School arrhythmia researcher and physician <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/48486" target="_blank">Peter Zimetbaum</a> was recognized as the inaugural Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Professor of Medicine in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine in a celebration held Nov. 28 in the Waterhouse Room at the Gordon Hall of Medicine at HMS.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Zimetbaum’s achievements, honor the Smith family’s generosity and celebrate the future of cardiovascular medicine at HMS and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University.</p>
<p>Zimetbaum is associate chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of clinical cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess. His research focuses on managing atrial fibrillation, and he has run clinical trials to assess anti-arrhythmic drugs as well as anticoagulant drugs and devices to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.</p>
<p>In the clinic, Zimetbaum strives to improve quality and reduce costs of care. He helped create the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess, which explores clinical effectiveness, cost, quality, ethics and public policy issues that impact cardiovascular patient care.</p>
<p>He also developed the Be Informed program to teach cardiac patients about their diseases and treatment plans, established a cardiology urgent care program that placed attending cardiologists in the emergency department to assist staff and co-developed a first-of-its-kind urgent care center for cardiovascular diseases.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by Richard A. Smith, (AB ’46, LLD ’01) and the late Susan F. Smith, Boston-area philanthropists who have made many significant gifts to the Harvard community. These contributions have included the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers and the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Research Laboratories at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center at Harvard University, slated to open in 2018.</p>
<p>Richard Smith has also served on both of Harvard’s governing boards, including three years as an overseer and nine as a member of the Harvard Corporation, from which he stepped down in 2000. </p>
<p>“For those of you who did not know her, Mrs. Smith was a passionate philanthropist who was a leader in advancing biomedical research and clinical care,” said McNeil. “The Harvard community was deeply saddened to learn of her passing.</p>
<p>“I am so pleased we have this opportunity to come together to celebrate this professorship and her legacy of bettering the lives of those suffering from disease,” McNeil said.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/SmithProfessorship_084.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center">Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/education">Education</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:06:29 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30011 at https://hms.harvard.eduZimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicinehttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/zimetbaum-named-smith-professor-medicine
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Zimetbaum Named Smith Professor of Medicine</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Harvard Medical School arrhythmia researcher and physician <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/48486" target="_blank">Peter Zimetbaum</a> was recognized as the inaugural Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Professor of Medicine in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine in a celebration held Nov. 28 in the Waterhouse Room at the Gordon Hall of Medicine at HMS.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Zimetbaum’s achievements, honor the Smith family’s generosity and celebrate the future of cardiovascular medicine at HMS and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University.</p>
<p>Zimetbaum is associate chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of clinical cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess. His research focuses on managing atrial fibrillation, and he has run clinical trials to assess anti-arrhythmic drugs as well as anticoagulant drugs and devices to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.</p>
<p>In the clinic, Zimetbaum strives to improve quality and reduce costs of care. He helped create the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess, which explores clinical effectiveness, cost, quality, ethics and public policy issues that impact cardiovascular patient care.</p>
<p>He also developed the Be Informed program to teach cardiac patients about their diseases and treatment plans, established a cardiology urgent care program that placed attending cardiologists in the emergency department to assist staff and co-developed a first-of-its-kind urgent care center for cardiovascular diseases.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by Richard A. Smith, (AB ’46, LLD ’01) and the late Susan F. Smith, Boston-area philanthropists who have made many significant gifts to the Harvard community. These contributions have included the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers and the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Research Laboratories at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center at Harvard University, slated to open in 2018.</p>
<p>Richard Smith has also served on both of Harvard’s governing boards, including three years as an overseer and nine as a member of the Harvard Corporation, from which he stepped down in 2000. </p>
<p>“For those of you who did not know her, Mrs. Smith was a passionate philanthropist who was a leader in advancing biomedical research and clinical care,” said McNeil. “The Harvard community was deeply saddened to learn of her passing.</p>
<p>“I am so pleased we have this opportunity to come together to celebrate this professorship and her legacy of bettering the lives of those suffering from disease,” McNeil said.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/SmithProfessorship_084.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Title recognizes leadership in arrhythmia care</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center">Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/education">Education</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:06:29 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30011 at https://hms.harvard.eduKang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgeryhttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/kang-named-thornhill-family-professor-orthopedic-surgery
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Kang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Nov. 21, 2016, friends, family and colleagues gathered in the Waterhouse Room in the Gordon Hall of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to celebrate <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/141732" target="_blank">James Kang</a> as the inaugural Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.</p>
<p>An international leader in the basic science and clinical treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis of the spine, Kang joined the HMS community in 2015 as a professor of orthopedic surgery and head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.</p>
<p>Kang’s research focuses on the biochemistry of disc degeneration and the biomechanics of the spine. He has applied cutting-edge gene transfer and stem cell techniques to develop innovative therapies for disc degeneration. In the clinic, Kang specializes in surgery for spinal stenosis stemming from degenerative cervical, thoracic and lumbar disorders.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Kang’s achievements, to honor the Thornhill family’s generosity and to celebrate the future of orthopedic surgery at HMS and Brigham and Women’s,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of HMS.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/65253" target="_blank">Thomas Thornhill</a>, the John B. and Buckminster Brown Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at HMS and chair emeritus of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s, and his family.</p>
<p>Thornhill co-founded the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s in 2006 and the following year co-founded Operation Walk, a program that brings surgical expertise to people suffering from orthopedic and musculoskeletal problems in the Dominican Republic. After serving as department chair from 1996 until 2015, Thornhill has continued to practice total hip, knee, shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.</p>
<p>“Through the establishment of this professorship, the Thornhill family is ensuring that Brigham and Women’s Hospital, HMS, Dr. Kang and all future incumbents of this professorship continue to advance research and further progress the treatments available for patients suffering from conditions caused by intervertebral disc degeneration, while honoring Dr. Kang’s life-long commitment to the field,” said McNeil.</p>
<p>Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s and professor of medicine at HMS, and Jeffrey N. Katz, HMS professor of medicine and orthopedic surgery, co-director of the Comprehensive Spine Center and director of the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s, also spoke at the event.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/ThornhillProfessorship_097.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/brigham-and-womens-hospital">Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:01:50 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30006 at https://hms.harvard.eduKang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgeryhttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/kang-named-thornhill-family-professor-orthopedic-surgery
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Kang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Nov. 21, 2016, friends, family and colleagues gathered in the Waterhouse Room in the Gordon Hall of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to celebrate <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/141732" target="_blank">James Kang</a> as the inaugural Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.</p>
<p>An international leader in the basic science and clinical treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis of the spine, Kang joined the HMS community in 2015 as a professor of orthopedic surgery and head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.</p>
<p>Kang’s research focuses on the biochemistry of disc degeneration and the biomechanics of the spine. He has applied cutting-edge gene transfer and stem cell techniques to develop innovative therapies for disc degeneration. In the clinic, Kang specializes in surgery for spinal stenosis stemming from degenerative cervical, thoracic and lumbar disorders.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Kang’s achievements, to honor the Thornhill family’s generosity and to celebrate the future of orthopedic surgery at HMS and Brigham and Women’s,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of HMS.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/65253" target="_blank">Thomas Thornhill</a>, the John B. and Buckminster Brown Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at HMS and chair emeritus of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s, and his family.</p>
<p>Thornhill co-founded the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s in 2006 and the following year co-founded Operation Walk, a program that brings surgical expertise to people suffering from orthopedic and musculoskeletal problems in the Dominican Republic. After serving as department chair from 1996 until 2015, Thornhill has continued to practice total hip, knee, shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.</p>
<p>“Through the establishment of this professorship, the Thornhill family is ensuring that Brigham and Women’s Hospital, HMS, Dr. Kang and all future incumbents of this professorship continue to advance research and further progress the treatments available for patients suffering from conditions caused by intervertebral disc degeneration, while honoring Dr. Kang’s life-long commitment to the field,” said McNeil.</p>
<p>Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s and professor of medicine at HMS, and Jeffrey N. Katz, HMS professor of medicine and orthopedic surgery, co-director of the Comprehensive Spine Center and director of the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s, also spoke at the event.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/ThornhillProfessorship_097.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/brigham-and-womens-hospital">Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:01:50 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30006 at https://hms.harvard.eduKang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgeryhttps://hms.harvard.edu/news/kang-named-thornhill-family-professor-orthopedic-surgery
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Kang Named Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">By STEPHANIE DUTCHEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On Nov. 21, 2016, friends, family and colleagues gathered in the Waterhouse Room in the Gordon Hall of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to celebrate <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/141732" target="_blank">James Kang</a> as the inaugural Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.</p>
<p>An international leader in the basic science and clinical treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis of the spine, Kang joined the HMS community in 2015 as a professor of orthopedic surgery and head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.</p>
<p>Kang’s research focuses on the biochemistry of disc degeneration and the biomechanics of the spine. He has applied cutting-edge gene transfer and stem cell techniques to develop innovative therapies for disc degeneration. In the clinic, Kang specializes in surgery for spinal stenosis stemming from degenerative cervical, thoracic and lumbar disorders.</p>
<p>“We are so pleased to join together to recognize Dr. Kang’s achievements, to honor the Thornhill family’s generosity and to celebrate the future of orthopedic surgery at HMS and Brigham and Women’s,” said Barbara J. McNeil, acting dean of HMS.</p>
<p>The professorship was made possible by <a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/65253" target="_blank">Thomas Thornhill</a>, the John B. and Buckminster Brown Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at HMS and chair emeritus of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s, and his family.</p>
<p>Thornhill co-founded the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s in 2006 and the following year co-founded Operation Walk, a program that brings surgical expertise to people suffering from orthopedic and musculoskeletal problems in the Dominican Republic. After serving as department chair from 1996 until 2015, Thornhill has continued to practice total hip, knee, shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.</p>
<p>“Through the establishment of this professorship, the Thornhill family is ensuring that Brigham and Women’s Hospital, HMS, Dr. Kang and all future incumbents of this professorship continue to advance research and further progress the treatments available for patients suffering from conditions caused by intervertebral disc degeneration, while honoring Dr. Kang’s life-long commitment to the field,” said McNeil.</p>
<p>Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s and professor of medicine at HMS, and Jeffrey N. Katz, HMS professor of medicine and orthopedic surgery, co-director of the Comprehensive Spine Center and director of the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s, also spoke at the event.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/ThornhillProfessorship_097.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Honor recognizes leadership in spinal research and surgery</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-affiliate field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Affiliate:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/brigham-and-womens-hospital">Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:01:50 +0000Stephanie Dutchen30006 at https://hms.harvard.eduAwards & Recognition: December 2016https://hms.harvard.edu/news/awards-recognition-december-2016
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Awards &amp; Recognition: December 2016</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Contributors: Bobbie Collins and Julie Nickerson</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/assets/Ozelius150.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 200px; margin: 2px 4px; float: right;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/144332" target="_blank">Laurie Ozelius</a>, HMS associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Susan Bressman of Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, received the second annual <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/bachmann-strauss.html?navid=bachmann-strauss" target="_blank">Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research</a> from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The researchers, who have collaborated for 30 years, were honored for their work in dystonia genetics.</p>
<p>Bressman and Ozelius' research has led to the identification of three primary or isolated dystonia genes, and the two have built a repository of thousands of genes associated with dystonia. Their work also has yielded innovative imaging studies in families with these genetic associations.</p>
<p>Michael J. Fox and MJFF senior vice president of research programs, Brian Fiske, presented the prizes to Bressman and Ozelius at a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 12. The award is accompanied by an unrestricted research grant of $100,000 to support a joint research effort. Bressman and Ozelius plan to build upon their findings to understand dystonia pathophysiology and inform the development of new therapeutics.</p>
<p>The Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research acknowledges dystonia researchers for key scientific discoveries and provides incentive for the next generation of investigators to continue making inroads toward cures.</p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Rajesh Panjabi. Image: Shane Snider" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: left;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/31205" target="_blank">Raj Panjabi</a>, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has won the <a href="http://blog.ted.com/announcing-2017-ted-prize-winner-raj-panjabi/" target="_blank">2017 TED Prize</a>, which comes with a $1 million award. He will give a TED talk and announce his TED Prize Wish at the TED Conference in April 2017.</p>
<p>Panjabi was selected as a leader whose nonprofit, <a href="http://lastmilehealth.org/" target="_blank">Last Mile Health</a>, has created a model of providing health care to people in remote areas of Liberia by training, equipping and employing community health workers to provide medical care.</p>
<p>This work could be adapted in other countries, making progress toward solving the global problem of inequities in health care delivery.</p>
<p> </p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Stephen Elledge. Image: Emmanuel Ording" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Elledge-Ording150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: right;" /></p>
<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span></a>, the <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Gregor">Gregor</span> Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span> is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-120.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/167">Harvard Medical School</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/december-2016">December 2016</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/awards-and-recognition">awards and recognition</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:14:53 +0000Julie Nickerson30001 at https://hms.harvard.eduAwards & Recognition: December 2016https://hms.harvard.edu/news/awards-recognition-december-2016
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Awards &amp; Recognition: December 2016</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Contributors: Bobbie Collins and Julie Nickerson</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/assets/Ozelius150.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 200px; margin: 2px 4px; float: right;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/144332" target="_blank">Laurie Ozelius</a>, HMS associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Susan Bressman of Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, received the second annual <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/bachmann-strauss.html?navid=bachmann-strauss" target="_blank">Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research</a> from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The researchers, who have collaborated for 30 years, were honored for their work in dystonia genetics.</p>
<p>Bressman and Ozelius' research has led to the identification of three primary or isolated dystonia genes, and the two have built a repository of thousands of genes associated with dystonia. Their work also has yielded innovative imaging studies in families with these genetic associations.</p>
<p>Michael J. Fox and MJFF senior vice president of research programs, Brian Fiske, presented the prizes to Bressman and Ozelius at a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 12. The award is accompanied by an unrestricted research grant of $100,000 to support a joint research effort. Bressman and Ozelius plan to build upon their findings to understand dystonia pathophysiology and inform the development of new therapeutics.</p>
<p>The Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research acknowledges dystonia researchers for key scientific discoveries and provides incentive for the next generation of investigators to continue making inroads toward cures.</p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Rajesh Panjabi. Image: Shane Snider" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: left;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/31205" target="_blank">Raj Panjabi</a>, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has won the <a href="http://blog.ted.com/announcing-2017-ted-prize-winner-raj-panjabi/" target="_blank">2017 TED Prize</a>, which comes with a $1 million award. He will give a TED talk and announce his TED Prize Wish at the TED Conference in April 2017.</p>
<p>Panjabi was selected as a leader whose nonprofit, <a href="http://lastmilehealth.org/" target="_blank">Last Mile Health</a>, has created a model of providing health care to people in remote areas of Liberia by training, equipping and employing community health workers to provide medical care.</p>
<p>This work could be adapted in other countries, making progress toward solving the global problem of inequities in health care delivery.</p>
<p> </p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Stephen Elledge. Image: Emmanuel Ording" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Elledge-Ording150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: right;" /></p>
<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span></a>, the <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Gregor">Gregor</span> Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span> is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-120.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/167">Harvard Medical School</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/december-2016">December 2016</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/awards-and-recognition">awards and recognition</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:14:53 +0000Julie Nickerson30001 at https://hms.harvard.eduAwards & Recognition: December 2016https://hms.harvard.edu/news/awards-recognition-december-2016
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Awards &amp; Recognition: December 2016</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Contributors: Bobbie Collins and Julie Nickerson</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/assets/Ozelius150.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 200px; margin: 2px 4px; float: right;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/144332" target="_blank">Laurie Ozelius</a>, HMS associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Susan Bressman of Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, received the second annual <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/bachmann-strauss.html?navid=bachmann-strauss" target="_blank">Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research</a> from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The researchers, who have collaborated for 30 years, were honored for their work in dystonia genetics.</p>
<p>Bressman and Ozelius' research has led to the identification of three primary or isolated dystonia genes, and the two have built a repository of thousands of genes associated with dystonia. Their work also has yielded innovative imaging studies in families with these genetic associations.</p>
<p>Michael J. Fox and MJFF senior vice president of research programs, Brian Fiske, presented the prizes to Bressman and Ozelius at a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 12. The award is accompanied by an unrestricted research grant of $100,000 to support a joint research effort. Bressman and Ozelius plan to build upon their findings to understand dystonia pathophysiology and inform the development of new therapeutics.</p>
<p>The Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research acknowledges dystonia researchers for key scientific discoveries and provides incentive for the next generation of investigators to continue making inroads toward cures.</p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Rajesh Panjabi. Image: Shane Snider" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: left;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/31205" target="_blank">Raj Panjabi</a>, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has won the <a href="http://blog.ted.com/announcing-2017-ted-prize-winner-raj-panjabi/" target="_blank">2017 TED Prize</a>, which comes with a $1 million award. He will give a TED talk and announce his TED Prize Wish at the TED Conference in April 2017.</p>
<p>Panjabi was selected as a leader whose nonprofit, <a href="http://lastmilehealth.org/" target="_blank">Last Mile Health</a>, has created a model of providing health care to people in remote areas of Liberia by training, equipping and employing community health workers to provide medical care.</p>
<p>This work could be adapted in other countries, making progress toward solving the global problem of inequities in health care delivery.</p>
<p> </p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Stephen Elledge. Image: Emmanuel Ording" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Elledge-Ording150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: right;" /></p>
<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span></a>, the <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Gregor">Gregor</span> Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span> is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-120.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/167">Harvard Medical School</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/december-2016">December 2016</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/awards-and-recognition">awards and recognition</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:14:53 +0000Julie Nickerson30001 at https://hms.harvard.eduAwards & Recognition: December 2016https://hms.harvard.edu/news/awards-recognition-december-2016
<div class="field field-field-news-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Awards &amp; Recognition: December 2016</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Contributors: Bobbie Collins and Julie Nickerson</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2016-12-01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-content field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/assets/Ozelius150.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 200px; margin: 2px 4px; float: right;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/144332" target="_blank">Laurie Ozelius</a>, HMS associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Susan Bressman of Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, received the second annual <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/bachmann-strauss.html?navid=bachmann-strauss" target="_blank">Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research</a> from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The researchers, who have collaborated for 30 years, were honored for their work in dystonia genetics.</p>
<p>Bressman and Ozelius' research has led to the identification of three primary or isolated dystonia genes, and the two have built a repository of thousands of genes associated with dystonia. Their work also has yielded innovative imaging studies in families with these genetic associations.</p>
<p>Michael J. Fox and MJFF senior vice president of research programs, Brian Fiske, presented the prizes to Bressman and Ozelius at a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 12. The award is accompanied by an unrestricted research grant of $100,000 to support a joint research effort. Bressman and Ozelius plan to build upon their findings to understand dystonia pathophysiology and inform the development of new therapeutics.</p>
<p>The Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research acknowledges dystonia researchers for key scientific discoveries and provides incentive for the next generation of investigators to continue making inroads toward cures.</p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Rajesh Panjabi. Image: Shane Snider" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: left;" /><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/31205" target="_blank">Raj Panjabi</a>, HMS instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has won the <a href="http://blog.ted.com/announcing-2017-ted-prize-winner-raj-panjabi/" target="_blank">2017 TED Prize</a>, which comes with a $1 million award. He will give a TED talk and announce his TED Prize Wish at the TED Conference in April 2017.</p>
<p>Panjabi was selected as a leader whose nonprofit, <a href="http://lastmilehealth.org/" target="_blank">Last Mile Health</a>, has created a model of providing health care to people in remote areas of Liberia by training, equipping and employing community health workers to provide medical care.</p>
<p>This work could be adapted in other countries, making progress toward solving the global problem of inequities in health care delivery.</p>
<p> </p>
<hr /><p><img alt="Stephen Elledge. Image: Emmanuel Ording" class="caption" src="/sites/default/files/assets/News/2016/images/dec/Elledge-Ording150.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; margin: 4px 6px; float: right;" /></p>
<p><a href="http://elledgelab.med.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Stephen <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span></a>, the <span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Gregor">Gregor</span> Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has been named a 2017 recipient of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Prize</a>, which recognizes paradigm-shifting discoveries in the life sciences, physics and mathematics. </p>
<p><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Elledge">Elledge</span> is being honored for his wide-ranging contributions across multiple fields in biology. His work has elucidated critical mechanisms in cell division, cell aging, cancer growth, and protein breakdown and recycling.</p>
<p>The Breakthrough Prize—said to be the largest in the world for science—includes a $3 million award for each recipient and will be celebrated during a televised gala at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and broadcast live on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 10 p.m. E.T. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-home-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Panjabi-by-shanesnider-120.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Global Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16">Awards</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/167">Harvard Medical School</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/december-2016">December 2016</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/tags/awards-and-recognition">awards and recognition</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-field-news-gateway-nid field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Gateway:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/all-news">All News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:14:53 +0000Julie Nickerson30001 at https://hms.harvard.edu